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A lack of business travel demand generally means lower prices and less spend for businesses. It also means business travel could be waning, a bad sign for the overall economy.

One of the most controversial presidential campaigns in U.S. history is over (we think). You would think having a hotel operator in office would thrill the industry. So far that's not the case at all.

Will someone just buy this hotel company that so desperately needs to be bought before year's end?

For most people, change is scary, but Jen Guarino, the Vice President of Manufacturing at Shinola embraces it. Guarino is on a mission to change how people view manufacturing in America and more importantly, the people that are at the heart of it.

At a time when consumer demands change at a more rapid pace than ever before, it's surprising that more travel industry players haven't yet learned to harness cloud technology.

These are the newest travel startups from AngelList vying for travelers’ interest and investors’ attention.

The results of the U.S. presidential election showed us unequivocally that we all tend to default into our own professional and personal bubbles in different ways. Meetings and events have always been a platform to bust out of those, and that's something the industry needs to trumpet more.

The good news is that Internet speeds on American Airlines will improve markedly. The bad? This will take "years," according to an airline spokesman. So travelers should be patient.

It's still very early into the integration of these two massive hotel companies, but so far it's fairly clear what Marriott has in store for Starwood, even if the details have yet to be ironed out.

SeaWorld has a couple of big goals: Cut costs in a big way and get more people to visit. We're not sure how those priorities are going to work together.